I expect they figure he’ll win again so they want to have him in their corner. That’s the power of being both the incumbent and the establishment candidate. It’s also the reason we need to destroy the present 2-party system to get any meaningful change of direction in this country.

The NRA claims that their formula is that they always back an incumbent unless he’s got a bad rating. I’ve seen them backing vaguely-not-anti-gun Democrats against 2A supporter Republicans just because the Dem was the incumbent. They place no value on what you say until you get in office and actually do something.

I understand the actions speak louder than words concept but there has to be a limit.

When I was growing up my father explained to me the slippery slope of “situation ethics”. I saw his point, but didn’t really think about it much. It is so clear now why “situation ethics” is really no ethics at all.

Liberals live by “situation ethics”, it’s their 10 commandments rolled into one. As do our pseudo conservative representatives and organizations like the NRA. Principles are changed and abandoned like a hooker’s underwear.

Money. They are searching for money. Any major organization does. They see more money from the GOPe then from the Tea Party right now.

That's absurd. The NRA gives money to candidates, they don't get money from them.

Every election we go through this same thing. The NRA is a single issue organization. They don't care about other issues, unless those issues affect their ability to do their job like McCain-Feingold. Given two candidates with pro-gun records they support the incumbent, because history shows incumbents are far more likely to win. The NRA has been very open about that policy, yet the same people here always post offended messages to the effect of "that does it, I'm never giving them another dime". I think some folks here have "quit" giving them money about 100 times, if they ever gave any at all, which I doubt.

If you don't like that policy, there is a solution. The NRA is a grass roots organization. The leaders are elected by the members. Get involved, go to your local Members' Council meetings, and vote people who share your opinion into the Board of Directors. Or bitch on an online forum and feel self righteous.

This is the unfortunate truth. The NRA is no ones friend. There is no way you can consider them a solid ally, especially a political one. Their focus is strictly single-focused. Some times that works against us, most times it works in our favor.

My biggest beef with the NRA isn't their political choices, but in how they have bowed to supporting restrictive laws in the past. Love me for it or hate me for it, I'm a purist when it comes to 2nd amendment "interpretation". I should be able to own anything that our military does if so choose to and I shouldn't need a permission slip to do it. I also feel that a released ex-felon should either have the same rights as me, or he should stay in prison. The NRA does not share my point of view, but I still send the bastards money because they "mostly" fight the good fight.

Nothing wrong with #3 option. But it does nothing to help keep squishy pro 2A incumbents stay in line. When a candidate gets money from an ordinary individual it carries no influence as far as future actions. When a group like the NRA-PFV gives money it comes with implicit strings attached, and they know it.

C'mon guys - NRA ALWAYS supports pro-gun incumbent over pro-gun challenger - why are y'all shocked each time they do that?They calculate the most efficient way to support gun-rights, which is to always back the RKBA incumbent, no matter how squishy on anything (or everything) else.

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posted on 07/31/2014 2:08:52 PM PDT
by Psalm 73
("Gentlemen, you can't fight in here - this is the War Room".)

A factor I believe will diminish the NRA's influence is that there are alternative Second Amendment organizations that not only are stronger on defending the Second without compromise, but are also wiser with respect to NOT supporting candidates who are squishy or just plain wrong on other conservative principles. These organizations also tend to be closer to the grassroots than they are to D.C. cocktail parties.

Many of us former NRA members have switched to more reliable grassroots 2nd Amendment organizations like Gun Owners of America and, in the case of Tennessee, the Tennessee Firearms Association. That way we no longer have to feel like a cheap date after writing a check in support.

The NRA has succumbed to power politics. Everything is now about power & perceived influence.

Conservatives are gonna have to go rogue, voting against the elitists who have taken over the Republican party, the NRA, & other supposed conservative organizations.

Either vote for conservative, 3rd party candidates or vote for the Democrat if it means voting out the fat cat RINOs. Cancel your NRA membership.

Look at it this way: RINOs are gonna vote this country into Hell along with the Rats, so we might as well have a Rat in office than a lying RINO. The NRA is in bed with the elitists who hate guns in the hands of citizens. By supporting Alexander it is tacitly supporting more gun control, bigger government, more tyranny.

The likes of Alexander & Cochran are traitors to their base. It's time the base voted for anybody but them. Let the NRA get its money from the elitists it supports.

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posted on 07/31/2014 4:26:29 PM PDT
by Mister Da
(The mark of a wise man is not what he knows, but what he knows he doesn't know!)

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